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The NBA has made it official: Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be one of four players who will participate in All-Star Weekend's slam dunk contest Feb. 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Minnesota Timberwolves' Zach LaVine and the Brooklyn Nets' Mason Plumlee also will complete in the contest. Dedmon contributes One of Dewayne Dedmon's best attributes as a player is his explosive jumping ability. But his ability to elevate might not be as impressive as his talent for dealing with the ups and downs of an NBA season. From Jan. 10 through Jan. 25, Dedmon all but disappeared from the Magic's playing...

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The NBA has made it official: Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be one of four players who will participate in All-Star Weekend's slam dunk contest Feb. 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Minnesota...

USA Basketball today formally named Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris, Magic guard Victor Oladipo and 11 additional players to its select team.
The select team will train with the U.S. national team from July 28-July 31 in Las Vegas as the national...

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In perhaps the least shocking news to hit the ACC this season: no Florida State players were named to the All-ACC first-team. Junior guard Michael Snaer was a second-team selection and senior forward Bernard James earned honorable mention honors. But despite r

Stephen Curry honored a fallen fan the best way he knew how. Zach LaVine made a name for himself in a dunk contest that lacked star punch. Curry bested Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson and six others to win his first 3-point contest, and...

NEW YORK — Pau Gasol sat in a chair behind a table surrounded by people holding microphones, cameras and recorders. Questions were shouted to him in English and Spanish, demanding instantaneous eloquence.
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Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine, who played at UCLA and surprised NBA teams in individual workouts with his incredible vertical leap, had two perfect dunks and a third near-perfect one to win the Slam Dunk competition on NBA All-Star on...

Giannis Antetokounmpo does some amazing things on a basketball court. Milwaukee Bucks fans are well aware of this after watching the "Greek Freak" in action for the past two seasons. On Saturday night the 20-year-old will unleash some of...

Bulls rookie forward Nikola Mirotic was named Wednesday as one of 20 players who will compete in the Rising Stars Challenge during the NBA All-Star weekend in February.
For the first time, the game featuring first- and second-year players will pit the...

It used to be these were the depths the Miami Heat would scour only when considering potential first-round postseason opponents.
Now the post-LeBron James Heat find themselves amongst them, battling not necessarily for seeding, but survival.
With the...

NEW YORK — Center Mason Plumlee, getting a rare start due to an injury to Brook Lopez, scored a season-high 18 points, leading the Brooklyn Nets to an 88-70 victory over a gritty Philadelphia 76ers squad Friday night at the Barclays Center.
The victory...

When/Where: 7:30 p.m., Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
TV: Sun Sports. Radio: 790-AM, 104.3-FM, 106.5-FM, 710-AM (Spanish).
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Now, the only question becomes whether Derrick Rose reclaims his starting spot.
Rose, the starting point guard when USA Basketball captured gold at the 2010 World Championships in Turkey, was named one of 12 finalists for the FIBA World Cup that begins...

USA Basketball named its 12-man roster for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Friday night and two former Huskies made the cut.
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With free-agent signee Pau Gasol firmly ensconced in his role for the Spanish national team, USA Basketball named Derrick Rose to the 12-man roster for the FIBA World Cup that begins Saturday.
Rose's...

Team USA Basketball officials will announce on Tuesday that Washington Wizards guards John Wall and Bradley Beal and Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap have been released from the team, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
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